White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, left, holds the first course, a chilled heirloom tomato soup with sourdough crisps and arbequina olive oil, and the main course  of fruitwood-smoked beef short ribs, butter-poached lobster, citrus butter, baby kale, and a sweet corn purée, as White House Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison holds the dessert  course, a white chocolate basket with banana ganache, raspberries, peaches, and candied lime zest, during a media preview, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, ahead of Thursday evening's State Dinner with Kenya's President William Ruto, at the White House in Washington. At back center is first lady Jill Biden. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)